Interchill Records
Encyclopedia
Interchill Records is an independent downtempo
/electronica
record label
based between Salt Spring Island and Nelson
on the west coast of British Columbia
, Canada
.
Founded in 1995 by Andrew Ross Collins, Interchill got its start in the multi-sensory chill rooms of the early rave scene in Montreal. Originally launched to showcase and export Canadian ambient music to the rest of the world, the record label grew from a string of EPs to the seminal compilation 'Northern Circuits' and on to encompass music from producers around the planet. Now, after 13 years in operation and 34 albums in its catalogue, the label has soundly established itself as a key player in the downtempo electronic scene and is known worldwide for releasing hi-fidelity music that lasts. With a focus on 'organic electronica for expanding minds', Interchill maintains diversity while drawing a continuous thread through a wide variety of sounds and styles, bringing together the cutting-edge in dub
, world-fusion, psy-chill, ambient
, lounge
and all points between. Over the years, Interchill has released albums from artists around the world like Eat Static
, Mauxuam, Kaya Project, Gaudi, Ashtech
, Adham Shaikh
, Ishq, Pushmipulyu and Liquid Stranger.
Compilations
Over the years Interchill has featured tracks by producers such as Bill Laswell
, Jah Wobble
, Ott
, Shpongle
, Steve Roach, Makyo, Eat Static
, Zion Train
, Gus Till, Greg Hunter
, Jairamji, Bluetech
, Omnimotion, Umberloid, Bassnectar
, Hamsa Lila, Antonio Testa, Solar Fields, Cell, Phutureprimitive
, Snakestyle, Twilight Circus & Legion of Green Men.
Downtempo
Downtempo is a laid-back electronic music style similar to ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. The beat is sometimes made from loops that have a hypnotic feeling...
/electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
based between Salt Spring Island and Nelson
Nelson, British Columbia
Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush,...
on the west coast of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Founded in 1995 by Andrew Ross Collins, Interchill got its start in the multi-sensory chill rooms of the early rave scene in Montreal. Originally launched to showcase and export Canadian ambient music to the rest of the world, the record label grew from a string of EPs to the seminal compilation 'Northern Circuits' and on to encompass music from producers around the planet. Now, after 13 years in operation and 34 albums in its catalogue, the label has soundly established itself as a key player in the downtempo electronic scene and is known worldwide for releasing hi-fidelity music that lasts. With a focus on 'organic electronica for expanding minds', Interchill maintains diversity while drawing a continuous thread through a wide variety of sounds and styles, bringing together the cutting-edge in dub
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
, world-fusion, psy-chill, ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
, lounge
Lounge music
Lounge music is a retrospective description of music popular in the 1950s and 1960s. It is a type of mood music meant to evoke in the listeners the feeling of being in a place — a jungle, an island paradise, outer space, et cetera — other than where they are listening to it...
and all points between. Over the years, Interchill has released albums from artists around the world like Eat Static
Eat Static
Eat Static is an electronic music project from Frome, Somerset, England formed in 1989 by Merv Pepler and Joie Hinton. Hinton left the group in February 2008 after 18 years to spend more time with his family.-History:...
, Mauxuam, Kaya Project, Gaudi, Ashtech
Ashtech
Ashtech is a producer, bass player and solo artist. His style combines original dub and urban electronica and it is uniquely characterised by the flavor of his heavy dubby bassline which features strongly in all of his productions.He moves the first steps in music very early as a dj, approaching...
, Adham Shaikh
Adham Shaikh
Adham Shaikh is a composer, record producer and sound designer living near Nelson, B.C..His present 15-year history with music began by exploring synthesizers in the early 1980s. In the early 1990s, Shaikh found the electronic music scene full of innovative and explorative sounds...
, Ishq, Pushmipulyu and Liquid Stranger.
Discography
Artist Albums- Love Songs to the Source - Bluetech (2010)
- Eat Static - Back To Earth (2008)
- Mauxuam - Viceversa (2008)
- Liquid StrangerLiquid StrangerMartin Stääf , aka Liquid Stranger, is a Swedish-born electronic musician, described by Generation Bass as ”the epitome of Transnational Dubstep covering everything from Latin, Asian, Eastern European and Jamaican Dancehall dubs.” Martin Stääf is known for his experimental approach to composition...
- The Invisible Conquest (2007) - AshtechAshtechAshtech is a producer, bass player and solo artist. His style combines original dub and urban electronica and it is uniquely characterised by the flavor of his heavy dubby bassline which features strongly in all of his productions.He moves the first steps in music very early as a dj, approaching...
- Walkin' Target (2007) - Pushmipulyu - 133 Thursdays (2007)
- Adham Shaikh - Journey to the Sun (2006)
- Kaya Project - Elixir (2005)
- GaudiGaudi (musician)Daniele Gaudi is a musician, composer, record producer. and solo artist. Gaudi's music is a fusion of dub, worldbeat and electronica...
- Bass,Sweat & Tears (2004) - Kaya Project - Walking Through (2004)
- Ishq - Orchid (2002)
- Mere Mortals - Universal Code (2001)
- Suns of ArqaSuns of ArqaSuns of Arqa are a World Music collective founded in 1979 by Michael Wadada. Since the group's formation, over 200 people from around the world have played and recorded with them, and in many cases these were like-minded musicians Wadada met as he travelled the world...
- Cosmic Jugalbandi (2000) - Neil Sparkes and the Last Tribe - Burning Mask (1999)
- Ekko - Centripetal (1998)
Compilations
Over the years Interchill has featured tracks by producers such as Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
, Jah Wobble
Jah Wobble
Jah Wobble is an English bass guitarist, singer, poet and composer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but left the band after two albums...
, Ott
Ott
Ott is a record producer and musician who has worked with Sinéad O'Connor, Embrace, The Orb, and Brian Eno, and has achieved recognition since 2002 for his own psychedelic dub tracks and his collaborations with Simon Posford...
, Shpongle
Shpongle
Shpongle is an English psychedelic downtempo/psybient music project formed in 1996. The group includes Simon Posford and Raja Ram . Their musical style combines eastern ethnic instruments and vocals with contemporary western synthesizer-based psychedelic music...
, Steve Roach, Makyo, Eat Static
Eat Static
Eat Static is an electronic music project from Frome, Somerset, England formed in 1989 by Merv Pepler and Joie Hinton. Hinton left the group in February 2008 after 18 years to spend more time with his family.-History:...
, Zion Train
Zion Train
Zion Train are a British dub reggae ensemble . Initially formed in Oxford as a sound system in 1988 by Neil Perch and Ben Hamilton, Colin Cod and Dave Tench joined in 1990 upon relocation to London. The line-up was added to with vocalist Molara in 1992...
, Gus Till, Greg Hunter
Greg Hunter
Greg Hunter is a British composer and sound engineer. He attended Goldsmiths, University of London. He is known for his work with The Orb and with producer Youth in their collaboration to form Dub Trees, and as a composer of electronic / world music...
, Jairamji, Bluetech
Bluetech
Bluetech is a psybient DJ/producer who creates a varied selection of downtempo music. Bluetech's music is very diverse, even for a psybient artist...
, Omnimotion, Umberloid, Bassnectar
Bassnectar
Bassnectar is a freeform electronic music and dubstep artist, DJ, and producer based in Santa Cruz, California. He is known for his live performances and light shows, and actively supports the non-profit group Conscious Alliance....
, Hamsa Lila, Antonio Testa, Solar Fields, Cell, Phutureprimitive
Phutureprimitive
Phutureprimitive is the moniker of Psychill, Downtempo, and Electronica DJ/producer, Rain, who creates a varied selection of music. Phutureprimitive's music is very diverse...
, Snakestyle, Twilight Circus & Legion of Green Men.
- Future Memories (2008)
- Devil In The Detail (2007)
- Bliminal (2007)
- Sub Signals Volume 1 (2006)
- Gathering the Tribe (2006)
- Arcana (2006)
- Sanctuary (2005)
- Dissolving Clouds (2005)
- Earth Octave Lounge Vol. 2 (2005)
- 13th. Moon (2003)
- Talisman (2002)
- Earth Octave Lounge Vol. 1 (2002)
- Floatation (2001)
- Infinessence (2001)
- Ekkocentric (2000)
- Skydancing - Nada Masala Vol. 1 (2000)
- Interior Horizons (1999)
- Magnetic Blue (1998)
- Northern Circuits (1997)